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November 17, 2017 - November 23, 2017
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Sunday Services
9:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
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"Otherwise"
Rev. Thom, preaching
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Jane Kenyon's gorgeous poem "Otherwise" will provide us with a jumping off point for this service exploring themes of gratitude, connection, and compassion. Join us for worship on the Sunday before Thanksgiving!
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SHARE THE PLATE Holiday Gifts for Foster Children
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TABLING Community Clickers, Service Auction - Goods, Service Auction - Payments, "Oliver!" Tickets, STP - Holiday Meals, Concerts Committee
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Do you know that there are many pre-construction costs before we even start building? In addition to the architect, we need to pay the engineer, the Town of Chapel Hill permitting fees, the fundraising consultant, and many small costs associated with communications. Please consider giving to the Capital Fund this year. Contact Ivy Brezina 415-663-8703, Paige Smith 919-618-1748, or Cathy Cole 919-967-3422 to discuss how you can do this.
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COMMUNITY CLICKERS
(click for web page) will display a shawl at their table on November 19. Templates, instructions, and yarn will be available for those who want to help make blocks for projects. Donations of yarn (washable acrylic, #4 worsted) and finished blocks (7" x 9") are greatly appreciated! Join us on Monday, November 20, 7-9 pm in the Straley Room to design a shawl for UNC Hospice. All knitters/crocheters, including beginners, are welcome. Questions? Contact
clickers@c3huu.org
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BUILDING ON OUR LEGACY DISCUSSION GROUPS
are being held each Sunday following each service in the Community Room. This Sunday, Paige Smith will focus on questions and suggestions regarding the proposed quiet room. We are always glad to receive more comments. Look for the large poster and a group of chairs. It's a great way to ask questions and provide input.
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LET'S TALK TURKEY!
For Thanksgiving, Sanctuary for Dialogue team presents Talking across the Political Divide, a Skills Workshop on Difficult Personal Conversations. This
Better Angels
workshop will teach skills for constructive conversations between people who disagree politically. 7-
9:30, Kirby Room
, November 20 OR 21
. For more info, visit
SfD
. Sign up Sunday (look for "turkey" sign) or
contact Rick Szymanski
by noon Monday, indicating which day and whether you lean Republican or Democrat.
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CHERYL WHEELER IN CONCERT!! Community Church Concerts is proud to present the inimitable Cheryl Wheeler in concert
Friday, December 1, 2017, 8 p.m. at the church with gourmet desserts/coffee/cider/tea at intermission as usual! Cheryl: a poet, songwriter, and comic will both entertain, make you laugh, and touch your heartstrings! Tickets available between and after services the two Sundays before the concert or at:
www.communitychurchconcerts.org. Don't miss!!
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WREATH-MAKING AT THE GREENING on
Saturday, December 2 will be without the mess of real greens this year. Join us in the Straley Room,
4:30-5:30. Bring any holiday decorations you would like to use. We do have some left over from years past. Questions?
Contact Becky Waibel.
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SIGN UP FOR THE ANNUAL CHURCH HOLIDAY BAZAAR The church holiday bazaar is
Sunday December 3 after each service. Members of the church community can sell their handmade creative products (art, jewelry, music cds) with a percentage of sales going the church. If you would like a table, please
contact Danny Gotham.
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THE 2017 SERVICE AUCTION was a grand success - 150 attended and raised over $16,000! There are still some seats at dinners/events (gnocchi, chocolate/lemon, stuffed mushrooms/games, baseball, bridge, mask making, ducky games, drumming, Fishbowl, concerts, movie night) as well as some items and services - all of which will be available for purchase at the auction table on Sunday. Click on Unsold Items at togetherauction.com/ccchuu to see what you can still purchase. Susan and Don Blanchard,
donsusan01@gmail.com.
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SHARE THE PLATE FOR NC COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON TORTURE Both UU Service Committee and Community Church have supported financially efforts urging NC officials to investigate extraordinary rendition using CIA-funded Aero Contractors from airports in NC. Contribute to STP December 3 to help underwrite publication of NCCIT Report June 2018. Chapel Hill carpools: 919-942-2535.
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HABITAT
Each Saturday (aside from holiday weeks) this fall Habitat for Humanity invites volunteers of ALL skill levels to help build the house our church is co-sponsoring for the Tengono family in Habitat's new Tinnen Woods neighborhood in Efland. Workers needed for both morning and afternoon shifts. For more information or to join the weekly Habitat email update, contact Dave Morgan.
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HELP PROVIDE SANCTUARY IN OUR COMMUNITY Congratulations to Church of the Reconciliation in Chapel Hill for voting to become a Sanctuary Congregation! They are preparing to welcome someone into sanctuary and have reached out to other faith communities to assemble a roster of volunteers. You can sign up to help with their sanctuary efforts at
http://eepurl.com/c77iRn Submitted by Sanctuary and Refugee Support Ministry
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Justice & Service Events
suggested by members/committees
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THE 4TH ANNUAL NC CLIMATE JUSTICE SUMMIT
will be held November 17-19 at the Haw River State Park. People from across North Carolina will dive deep into multi-racial and inter-generational dialogue about the biggest challenges facing us, including
the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, coal ash, CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) hog waste, and deforestation and gentrification.
Click here for more information and to register.
Submitted by ECO
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SUPPORT UNC STUDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT SURVEILLANCE ON CAMPUS Public urged to join students involved in Silence Sam Movement by standing one to two hours every day demanding to know who authorized undercover surveillance of students at Silent Sam Sit-in. What other student groups have campus police infiltrated? When will Silent Sam come down? Go to Google Form to sign up for weekly shifts. Community contact: ekkeel@embarqmail.com or 252-944-7474. Submitted by Peace & Justice Committee
EARTHSHIPS - A DECADE OF PROGRESS IN EARTHEN DESIGN Video updates progress on earthen building, lessons learned, and appreciation of how beautiful and eco-friendly it can be to live wrapped in Mother Earth. 6:30 p. m., Friday, November 17, Recyclique, 2811 Hillsborough Road, Durham (parking in Food Lion lot). $ 5 suggested. http://communecos.org/. Submitted by P&J
MATURATION OF THE MIDDLE EAST Speaker Curtis F. Jones, retired senior U.S. Foreign Service officer, who had thirty-year career as a diplomat, most of it stationed in Middle East or concerned with Middle Eastern affairs in Washington, and author of newly published The Wars of the Middle Eastern Succession: 1914-2016. 1:15 - 2:15 p.m., Monday, November 20, Carol Woods Community Room, 750 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill. Elders for Peace, judybellin@gmail.com . Submitted by P&J
INTERFAITH PRISON MINISTRY FOR WOMEN 3rd Tuesday Forum presents Jennifer Jackson, executive director of Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women (IPMW) that believes all people deserve another chance, and helps women to empower themselves with tools and resources so they have that chance upon release.
THE RISE OF OLIGARCHY-PART I Screening videos explaining new Paradise Papers revelations (that caught Trump's billionaire associates hiding their loot in offshore tax havens) and also Trump and the Oligarchs by InterInsider, that traces role of Russian funds in financing Trump's campaign, with commentary from investigative reporter James Henry. 6:30 p. m., Friday, November 24, Recyclique, 2811 Hillsborough Road, Durham (parking in Food Lion lot). $ 5 suggested. http://communecos.org/. Submitted by P&J
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OPPORTUNITY TO HELP CHOOSING AND SHIPPING BOOKS TO NC PRISONERS Come to Prison Books Collective that has sent free books to people on the inside in North Carolina and Alabama, and magazines around the country, since 2006. Volunteer workdays are 1 to 4 p.m, Sundays, 4312 Etta Rd, Durham. Directions and information: http://prisonbooks.info/get-involved/volunteer/. Contact: prisonbooks@gmail.com. Submitted by P&J Committee
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MEDITATION Please join us in the sanctuary for silent meditation. We regularly meet
on Tuesday evenings,
7:15 - 7:45 p.m. For more information contact
Delia Keefe.
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LECTIO (SACRED READING) GROUP meets at noon every Friday in the Commons. We use readings from poetry and the wisdom traditions of the world's religions. No need to sign up ahead of time. Please join us!
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STAY CONNECTED
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